Coming Up: Youth Camp opportunity, Dallas Children's Theater's MATILDA JR. Your kid has never been to camp like this!
Here's some very exciting news for Dallas Children's Theater and those of us who love to see our kids onstage killing it! Experienced Director Cheryl Lowber will direct a full production performance camp with rising 4th-12th graders. Rehearsals begin June 22 and performance run is July 10-12. Lowber brings with her extensive knowledge and expertise in her director's toolkit, most recently a production of A Midsummer Night's Dream that Artistic Director, Emily Ernst describes as "the strongest youth production I have ever seen...The work was clear, physically dynamic, and on par with, and in some cases stronger than, several adult productions I’ve seen. Her students demonstrated a deep understanding of the text and, just as importantly, so much joy in the work. Cheryl teaches theatre at Lake Highlands High School, performs professionally throughout Dallas, and brings rigor and warmth to the rehearsal room. I cannot recommend her highly enough."
Nearly every theater in DFW offers youth productions, but none of this caliber. While many camps are run by parent volunteers, Matilda Jr. offers a fully professional production team, including Lowber and Music Director Adam Wright.
A production camp is also offered for those who want to know more about what a production looks like behind the scenes. Taught by DCT production manager, technical director, sound engineer, and costume shop manager, this program introduces participants to lighting, costumes, carpentry, props, and stage management. Students will serve as part of the backstage crew under the supervision of professionals.
Classes will fill up quickly, so book your kiddo's spot ASAP!
About Cheryl Lowber:
Cheryl is a professional actor, director, and acting coach based in DFW as well as an experienced UIL One Act Play adjudicator at both the Middle School and High School levels. She served as Managing Director for NTPA Dallas as well as Head of Acting for the NTPA Academy for 3 years and currently is the Assistant Theatre Director at Lake Highlands High School - go Cats! She holds a B.A. in Theatre from Oklahoma Baptist University and an M.F.A. in Acting from Southern Methodist University, where she taught undergraduate courses in “The Art of Acting.” Cheryl has appeared onstage at numerous venues in DFW, New York City, and as far away as South Korea. Though she has directed close to 30 youth productions over the past six years, her most notable directorial credits include: The Crucible, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tuck Everlasting, Picnic, Bonnie & Clyde, Much Ado About Nothing, Newsies, Sweeney Todd, Romeo & Juliet, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Legally Blonde, Macbeth, Urinetown, Little Mermaid, Carrie, Charlotte’s Web, The Neverending Story, and Bye Bye Birdie. Favorite regional acting credits include: Hamlet (The Classics Theatre Project), The Winter's Tale and Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare Everywhere), As You Like It (Fair Assembly), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare Dallas), Richard III (Eurasia Shakespeare Theatre), The 39 Steps (Stage West), Role Play (Stage West), A Christmas Carol (Dallas Theater Center), House and Garden (Theatre Three), and Picnic (Theatre Three).
Cheryl is a professional actor, director, and acting coach based in DFW as well as an experienced UIL One Act Play adjudicator at both the Middle School and High School levels. She served as Managing Director for NTPA Dallas as well as Head of Acting for the NTPA Academy for 3 years and currently is the Assistant Theatre Director at Lake Highlands High School - go Cats! She holds a B.A. in Theatre from Oklahoma Baptist University and an M.F.A. in Acting from Southern Methodist University, where she taught undergraduate courses in “The Art of Acting.” Cheryl has appeared onstage at numerous venues in DFW, New York City, and as far away as South Korea. Though she has directed close to 30 youth productions over the past six years, her most notable directorial credits include: The Crucible, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Tuck Everlasting, Picnic, Bonnie & Clyde, Much Ado About Nothing, Newsies, Sweeney Todd, Romeo & Juliet, A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder, Legally Blonde, Macbeth, Urinetown, Little Mermaid, Carrie, Charlotte’s Web, The Neverending Story, and Bye Bye Birdie. Favorite regional acting credits include: Hamlet (The Classics Theatre Project), The Winter's Tale and Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare Everywhere), As You Like It (Fair Assembly), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Shakespeare Dallas), Richard III (Eurasia Shakespeare Theatre), The 39 Steps (Stage West), Role Play (Stage West), A Christmas Carol (Dallas Theater Center), House and Garden (Theatre Three), and Picnic (Theatre Three).
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